Parts and pieces are what get our rigs to calls each and every day. You, as the purchaser, need to do your own vetting and understand the availability and durability of those parts on your apparatus.
Clean Cab Concept and New Fire Apparatus
The fire apparatus industry is taking a proactive stance when it comes to firefighter cancer prevention by designing new apparatus that makes it easier for firefighters to decontaminate after a fire.
Ask A Darley Engineer: What is the latest with C8 Class B foams?
By Darley Team What is the latest with C8 Class B foams? Is there a safer alternative?—Asked by Ted Soldan, chief, Otter Lake (MI) Volunteer Fire and First Responders Recent awareness of PFAS (per- & polyfluoroalkyl substances) environmental contamination is...
Purchasing Specifications or Textbook, Part 1
There is no logical justification for a purchaser to explain each infinitesimal feature of a component part, how it works, and why it is being specified. That rationalization should be done at a committee level. At the same time, it is not the APC’s job to explain to potential bidders how each widget specified works.
Pleasanton (TX) Fire Department Replaces Apparatus With KME Rear-Mount Pumper, Heavy Rescue
The Pleasanton (TX) Fire Department had KME build a rear-mount pumper and a heavy rescue with nearly identical physical profiles.
Hands-On: Zico Saw Mounting Solutions
https://youtu.be/SISAZ0hByPg This video provides a hands-on look at various Ziamatic mounting options for your chainsaws, rescue saws, K12 saws, and more. Plus an easy, cost-effective way to store and organize spare chains. Products covered include: Chainsaw Mount:...
Darley CAFS Vision Pumper to Port Edwards, WI
By Darley Team Port Edwards, WI , has taken delivery of a Darley Vision Pumper. The apparatus uses a Spartan 380-hp Metro Star chassis, equipped with a Darley PSMC 1500 Pump with CAFS. The engine is a Cummins L9. The truck’s water & foam tank capacity is...
The Fast Attack Answer to Brush Fires
By Darley Team In wildland operations getting water to the fire is half the battle. Fires can spring up anywhere and can grow out of control before they reach an area that standard apparatus would be able to access. Wildland firefighters need a system...
Solving the Water Pressure Problem for Wildland Firefighters
By Darley Team You’ve arrived at the fire and begin laying down water. Everything is going as planned, the chiefs barking orders, the probie is holding the nozzle correctly, then you notice the water pressure drop. You run to the truck, and despite proper...
HME Ahrens-Fox Delivers MiniEvo Pumpers to Two Vermont Fire Departments
Two Vermont fire agencies, the Bolton Fire Department and the Morrisville Fire Department, recently took delivery of MiniEvo™ pumpers built by HME Ahrens-Fox.
Regional and Local Trade Show Benefits
At regional and local shows, most of the rigs are already bought. They’re mostly from local departments, and some are even in service. Potential buyers have the opportunity to observe exactly what other people purchased and often get to ask the end user why something was specified.
Smart Firefighting: The Future of the Fire Industry with Dan Munsey
https://soundcloud.com/smartfirefighting/episode-55-the-future-of-the-fire-industry-with-dan-munsey Chief Dan Munsey is Assistant Fire Chief of San Bernardino Fire Protection district, the California Fire Chiefs Association Operations section president, and part of...